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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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